Italian Style Salisbury Steak: A True Comfort Food Recipe

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Italian Style Salisbury Steak. Ground beef sliders pan seared and finished in the oven with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.

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Spaghetti and meatballs are a staple in my household. We make meatballs several times a month, and sometimes as many as twice a week. It is a simple way to use ground beef, pork, chicken, or turkey. Also, since I keep marinara sauce at the ready in the house, spaghetti and meatballs is a logical choice. 

Sometimes if I make a large batch of meatballs we get some nice crusty Italian bread and make meatball sandwiches. This recipe is a variation of my meatball recipe, with some extra herbs added to bolster the flavor. The sliders are larger than the meatballs, and fit nicely on a toasted ciabatta roll.

I am choosing to pan sear the sliders to get a nice crust on the outside before I add the marinara sauce and finish the sliders in the oven. You can easily choose to cook the sliders from start to finish in the oven. To do this, place the formed sliders onto a 9×13 baking pan and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes, then add the marinara sauce to the pan and continue on with the recipe as originally written.

I hope this Italian style Salisbury steak recipe turns out good for you. If you tried the alterative method of baking the sliders from start to finish, please leave a comment below, and let me know how they turned out.

Instructions – Italian Style Salisbury Steak

• Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees

Preparing the Sliders:

• In a large mixing bowl add the ground beef, eggs, grated cheese, bread crumbs, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
• Mix everything well until a large ball is formed. Next, form palm size patties with the mixture (about 3 oz. a patty).

Cooking the Sliders:

• In a large oven safe skillet on high heat cook the patties on both sides until brown (about 2 minutes a side, 4 total minutes).
• This image shows you what the sliders will look like before adding the marinara sauce.

• Next, drain the grease from the skillet and then add the marinara sauce to the skillet.

• Place the skillet into the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Bringing it All Together:

• After 20 minutes, remove the skillet from the oven. Next, add a pinch of mozzarella cheese to each patty and place the skillet back into the oven.

• Bake until the cheese is melted and begins to golden, about 10 minutes.
• The image below shows you what the dish will look like when finished baking.

To Serve:

• Place the Italian style Salisbury steak on crunchy Italian bread, or serve with a side of spaghetti.

Invent Your Recipe:

The ingredients for this recipe are very similar to my meatball recipe. The one difference is I like to use more herbs in this recipe. If you do not have marinara sauce on hand you can use diced tomatoes instead. If you do, I would add a few ounces of water to the skillet while the patties are baking.

When choosing the mozzarella cheese for this recipe I would ensure you pick a high quality cheese. Otherwise, the cheese may not melt evenly and it will be oily.

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